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We get evidence to the art of stitching from the description of certain types of garments and also from some terms related to sewing. Usually lower garments used no stitching, while some upper garments were tailored.

Nepathyaprayoga and 厂奴肠墨vanakarma are two among the sixty-four arts named in 艢耻办谤补苍墨迟颈蝉腻谤补 as well as in 碍腻尘补蝉奴迟谤补^[1]. Of these, Nepathyaprayoga is an art of adorning oneself with clothes and ornaments suiting the region and time, in order to enhance beauty^[2]. 厂奴肠墨vanakarma^[3] is stitching of clothes by means of needle. This art is of three kinds鈥揝墨vana, 弄tana and Viracana. Of these, S墨vana is an art of stitching new clothes, while 弄tana is the sewing of torn off clothes. Tailoring of bed sheets and saddles are known as Viracana.

In 艢耻办谤补苍墨迟颈蝉腻谤补, stitching of clothes as well as saddles is stated as two separate arts.

There it is defined thus.鈥�

[...].^[4]

Knowledge of Vedic people in stitching is evident from the mention of certain stitched garments like Atka, Dr膩pi, 笔别艣补蝉 etc. in 峁欢惫别诲补. Similarly the process of stitching are often referred to. As in Samhitas we read of some instruments associated with sewing in 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 and 骋峁沨测补蝉奴迟谤补蝉 also^[5]. Some of the instruments there mentioned are 厂奴肠墨 (Needle)^[6], A峁単u峁ａ弓h膩na (Thimbles)^[7] and Satthaka (Scissors)^[8]. In the post Vedic literature also we find reference to some tailored upper garments like 碍补帽肠耻办补, V膩rab膩峁嘺, Ardhoruka etc. Instruments used for stitching also are incidentally mentioned there.

痴腻濒尘墨办颈-谤腻尘腻测补峁嘺 informs us the society of tailors. In Ki峁�kind膩k膩峁囜笉a, there is a line referring to the city of tailors thus鈥�

[...],^[9]

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

碍补濒腻惫颈诲测腻惫颈惫补谤补峁嘺

[2]:

Ibid, pp.28, 29

[3]:

Ibid, pp.39, 40

[4]:

Ibid, p.40

[5]:

峁欢惫别诲补, I.95.7, IV.18.5, I.16.6, 10, IX.100.9; Atharvaveda, XIII.3.1, V.7.10

[6]:

峁欢惫别诲补, II.32.4; Atharvaveda,XI.10.3; Aitareya-产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, 3.18

[7]:

艢atapatha-产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, 5.6.15

[8]:

Ibid

[9]:

II.94.16,122,IV.32.7